Budget Hotels Amalfi Old Town
Planning a trip to Italy? Unless you're lucky enough to have family, you'll have to find accomodations. This series of articles focuses on Amalfi budget hotels.On the way we describe multiple tourist attractions in the neighborhood. Each article includes beautiful photos reviewed budget hotels. Each hotel mentioned has a live link (we test them just prior to posting) to its English-language website. Keep coming back, we are adding new destinations all the time. Let's find an Amalfi budget hotel.
Amalfi Cathedral
The beautiful Amalfi Duomo
The town of Amalfi, population about 5,000, is located on the Gulf of Salerno some 20 miles (35 kilometers) south east of Naples. It was once an independent maritime state that brought the art of papermaking to Europe from Arabia. Before World War II this town was brimming with paper mills but most tourists won’t miss them. The town itself is located at the base of a deep gorge (as in the word gorgeous) and is close to many other great tourist towns. The number one historical sight is the Duomo (Cathedral) which dates back to the Eleventh Century and has Moorish and Gothic influences. Don’t miss the Chiostro del Paradiso (Paradise Cloister), the burial grounds for local bigwigs. The Basilica itself is considerably older and serves as a museum. The local lemons are famous as is the lemon liquor known as Limoncello. Local holidays include the feast days of Saint Andrew (June 25-27 and November 30) and Byzantine New Year's Eve" (31 August). For your convenience we have listed these hotels in approximate order of cost, starting with the least expensive. We have personally verified all website addresses making sure that they include English-language pages.
Hotel Amalfi - From The Terrace
The three-star Hotel Amalfi has been run by the same family since 1972. It is situated in a completely renovated pasta factory. You’ll love the garden whose oranges and lemons are served at breakfast on the glass enclosed rooftop terrace. And parking, often a problem in this part of the world, is available at a nearby garage. The address is Via dei Pastai 3, 84011 Amalfi and the Hotel Amalfi website is www.hamalfi.it.
Hotel L'Antico Convitto
The three-star Hotel L'Antico Convitto is only two blocks from the Duomo but you have to navigate an extremely narrow alley. The 16 rooms were renovated in 2006. Try to get a room on the upper floor. The junior suites have vaulted ceilings and a Jacuzzi bath. The address is Via Salita dei Curiali 4, 84011 Amalfi and the L'Antico Convitto website is www.lanticoconvitto.com/.
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Levi Reiss has authored or co-authored ten books on computers and the Internet, but to be honest, he would rather just drink fine Italian or other wine, accompanied by the right foods. He teaches classes in computers at an Ontario French-language community college. Visit his website www.travelitalytravel.com devoted to Italian travel with an accent on fine Italian wine and food. Visit his central wine website www.theworldwidewine.com with weekly reviews of $10 wine and columns devoted to various aspects of wine including wine and food, humor, trivia, organic and kosher wine and lots more.
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Great hotels in the historic center of Amalfi